$ 139.00

Pierce Building on the corner of Franklin & Hudson Streets , New York, NYCarrere & Hastings, architect(s). From the American Architect and Building News, April 25, 1891. 16 by 12.25 inches. VG+ condition with light browning along the edges and some light crinkling. Hand-colored Original Plan. This picture is extremely hard to find, as the American Architect and Building News not only had a very small circulation during that time, but very few were actually preserved or colored as this has been. It measures 16 by 12.25 inches. Has a mat border and foam core backing (not attached to the picture). The whole plan measures approximately 18.5 by 15.5 inches (with mat border). Finely detailed and beautifully hand-colored. Shrink wrapped.

This is the thirteenth installment in our series of posts comparing significant events from a year in United States history with a few of our unique architectural plans from the same period. 1888, the...